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Amherst News-Times, 1922-12-28

Amherst News-Times, 1922-12-28

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VOL. IV, NO. 84.
THE AMHERST NEWS-TIMES
•4. ISSUED THURSDAY AMHERST. OHIO. THURSDAY. BMISIM em . *
AMHERST, OHIO. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1922.
LOCAL PASTOR WRITES ON WAR
USING NON-PACIFIST IDEALS
Subscription Prlee, $1.00 per Year
ISRere note: The following article
waa written especially for the Nowe-
Tlmee, by the Rev. R. E. Eastman,
Pastor of the Methodlst-Congrega-
{tlonel ehwrett here. In order to give
"the reading public the non-paelflst'a
•Ideas on wer. The article la an ana-
war to tho sermons written by Rey.
H. H. Hester and published in the
/-lewe-Tlmee aema few weeks ago.
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AMD THB WORK OP RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL BE PEACE; AND
THE EFFECT OP RIGHT E0U8-
H999 aUIITNESS AND CONFIDENCE FOREVER.
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We sre living today In the gloom
that follows a great storm. All about
us are the marks of ruin and destruction. We see the distant red flash
***t\ taper tbs low rumblings that but
lately brought terror and destruction.
All about ue men are shouting "It is
not over, the storm Is coming back"
—Naturally the one question Is, "What
sjpiall we dot" Many seem content to
estimate tht damage that has been
wrought and to predict that the storm
Just paat 1s as nothing to the one they
feel aure la soon to engulf us. Fortunately many are out saving that which
is worth aavlng and aa they work they
see more clearly thai not all Is lost.
For them -at leaat the low hanging
-ilouds are lifting. Singing through
their tears they are conscious of the
Kternal sunshine beyond the clouds,
i Ot course this analogy between the
fcorm and the world war has Its limitations. Man has Uttle or no power
to bring on or stop the storm with its
wind and hall and lightening, while
frar Is of his own creation. As to the
effects of war, the untold suffering
awl Its bitternes-J, its unmeasured
cost In life and property, its degrading moral effect, we are all agreed.
Aa to whether war Is ever Justified
and what we can do to prevent It we
ara not all agreed. In fact there is a
very wide divergence ot oplnoln among
our beet christian thinkers. A study
of the convictions of the members of
the faculty ot almost any christian
college will prove this contention. It
Is a very easy thing to brand a nation,
an organisation, or even a friend,
"Paean", because be does not hold
the same views that we do. It Is a
much harder and much more christian
thing -to frankly acknowledge that
men may differ absolutely with us
snd still be true to their convictions,
to their friends, and to their nation.
In other words, those who disagree
with us may not be Pagan at all. In
wbat I ahall aay ln the discussion of
the various opinions held by others
T do not want to be understood, as
thinking lot them in any other way,
than as earnest christian men and women.
What ahould be the christian attitude toward war? In the light of all
theU la being said and written about
non-resistance should I be a Pacifist?
May I try to answer the last .question
first In my own thinking, and It must
necessarily be through our individual
thinking that we arrive at convictions
concerning the truth; I find aeven reasons why 1 oan not be a pacifist and
why Pacifism does not aeem to me
to offer the best christian teaching
regarding war and the international
problems ot today.
These seven reasons are:
Flrat—So far aa the world war Is
concerned the preaching of Pacifism
tended to drag us Into the war rather
than to keep us out. I think that
history haa proven beyond the question of doubt that Oermany disregarded the demands of the U. S. Government to quit breaking all International law and lawa of humanity with her
submarines because she was convinced
that America would not flght. Had
ahe dreamed that neither her own paid
propagandists nor the conscientious
object to war had really moved the
great mass of the American people
ber action of our pacifists, decidedly
different. Partly at least through
the noise of our pacifists, Germany
had come to believe that America
would answer Fatric Henry's question
"Is peace ao sweet and life so dear
aa to be purchased at the price of
bonds and slavery," in the affimatlve
America did not so answer the age
long question of her revolutionary
Hero.
Second—The position of the Pacifist
seems to me to be absolutely inconsistent, ln granting the right to uae
force to Individuals and communities
and denying it to nations.—"All war
lo wrong, Is pagan, and should never
be entered into by any nation under
any circumstances" la the contention
of the pacifist. While maintaining
this contention the pacifist expects the
community in which he lives to protect him and his wife and daughters
from robbery and insult and disgrace
—by lawa—by ^police—by sheriffs—by
Jails. In other words he accepts the
protection of the community, even
though force Is used. His daughter re-
turnnig In her Coupe In the evening
with a girl friend, Is stopped on a lonely road alffl dragged from her car
by a masked ruffian. A hobo who has
been plodding his weary way unnoticed comes near takes In the situation,
the spark of manhood that is within
him biases forth with one swift blow
he knocks the bandit down takes hts
gun from him and Jlrks off his mask,
then bids the girl drive on In safety.
Of course Mr. Pacifist at once changes
two letters and makes a hero out of
the hobo. With all of which we have
no objection and quite agree, but the
ried squirming through ber towns on
German bayonetts. France Is dis*
scene changes. Belgulm lies prostrate
and bleeding, her men are slain, her
women outraged, her babies are car-
polled. The "Cry ln Gods name help"
across the storm tossed Atlantic
through which three hundred years
before the May Flower had plowed
her way to the land of Freedom, and
from Freedoms shores thure ariseti a
mighty answer from 100.000,000 hearts
"In Gods name let us Help." How
we helped, how the tide was turned, I
am not here to review—I am only
here to say that In that awful hour of
the worlds need, and to this present
day, from a small minority there went
up a loud and determined cry "America must not use force for any cause.
Warfare Is Pagan", "He who fights is
Pagan." The Hobo Is a hero but my
neighbor boy, christian though we
always called hlm who on Flanders
fleld laid down his life that he might
help Is a Heathen—"In consistency
verily thou are a God."
Third—The weakness of the Pacifists thinking seems to me to be his
failure to distinguish between wars.
All wars can not be rightly be class-
en in the same category. Nations have
gone to war from very different motives and these motives should be recognized. The motives which led Germany to massacre Belgium in the late
war were certainly entirely different
from those that compelled America to
declare that a state ot war existed between the United States and Germany
yet the Paclfllet will tell you they are
all alike, that England and France
and America were as much at fault
as was Germany, and Austria, and
Turkey. "One was as bad as the
other". He proceeds to prove this by
citing Isolated acts of cruelty performed by the allied armies and discovered
recently by some American travler in
Europe. In fairness it should be said
that the truth of these alleged cruelties is much in question. To our way
of thinking it takes a very badly prejudiced mind to put Napoleon and
Washington In the same class both
barbaric leaders ln heathen wars. Is
there not some faint shade ot differ-,
ence between the motives and goodness of Abraham Lincoln and William
Holenzahlren? Perhaps I have talked with too few pacifists, but I have
never heard one praise Lincoln nor
condemn the Kaiser.
Fourth—It Is this willingness to
allow the actions of the few to determine its thought toward the whole
nation or civllatlon that constitutes
my next objection to pacafllsm. You
probably noticed in the concluding
sermon of the series tbat have appeared in the Amherst News-Times,
tbat our nation is called Pagan and
even the singing of America brings a
blush of shame on the authors face.
Why? Because a few, and a very
few at that lawbreakers, were mistreated by a tew "rough-neck" officers while an army of four million
men was being recruited and trained.
We are oa sorry as are the pacifists
that these things happened but we
are not willing to stamp a nation as
heathen because of the sins of a very
tew, neither are we willing to exalt
these few law breakers, even though
to the place of heroes and forget entirely the million ot noble boys who
just as conscleusiously obeyed their
country's call and went into those
water soaked, vermin fidden trenches,
into the shades .of the Argon, into
the red fields of Flanders singing
"My Country 'tis Ot Thee, Sweet
Land of Liberty, of Thee I Sing".
Filth—Because I cannot forget
these boyB I am lead to next criticise
of pacifism which is, that so far as my
observation goes, there Is no religious
or politlcallsm except anarchy being
being taught in America today which
shows so Uttle appreciation of our
country as does pacifism. All of us
need constantly to remind ourselves
•that our country has given us about
all we have—homes—education—employment—freedom, and all ot this at
an awful cost of lives and sacrifice.
As will blush to apeak your mothers
name who has given her all for you
as hesitate*-to sing your countries
Hymn or salute her flag.
Sixth—The whole paclflstic teaching Is based on Cbrlsts teaching of
non-resistance. Before we apply this
we need to study it in relation to
Christ's teachings In general, and In
FAILURE TO
PROVIDE INSTITUTE
TEACHER IMPROVEMENT RE-
RESULTING PROM COUNTY
INSTITUTES BRINGS ABOUT
REAL SAVING IN EDUCATION.
Strong oposttlon to any thought of
doing awny with county teachers' institute* Ih voiced by Vernon M. Illegal, State Director of Education, ln a
letter being sent to county superintendents. The penny-wise policy of some
countles which have decided to do
away with institutes is condemned on
the ground that If the results have been
unsatisfactory, the remedy is to Improve and strengthen the institute
programs Instead of to abolilh them.
"A teacher's institute proporly conducted should result In teacher improvement", Director Kelgel asserts,
"thus effecting a saving many times
greater than what the institute costB*
the only real economy In education is
that economy whleh Is the result of
efficient service."
A definite program of vital topics Is
suggested for emphasis iu the institutes this ceiming summer. Heading
as the fundamental basis of all education; study of the problems of improper classification and unscientific promotion of pupils; a better selection
and adaptation of the subject matter
taught to the pupils -these are among
the problems thai should be stressed,
he asserts. These are selected for especial emphasis because tbelr neglect
Is so costly.
It is urged that instructors be secured Who can do justice to this program,
and that the work be mapped out in
such a way as to give some opportunity for the teachers to actively participate instead of sitting idly to receive
the lectures' verbal barrage.
On and after January 1, 192.3, the
money order window at the local post
office will open at 9 a. m. sharp and
close at 5:30 p. in. sharp. This arrangement was made to enable the
clerks to leave the office at 6 o'clock.
Tho stamp window will open at
eight o'clock as usual but will close
when the morning mall arrives, long
enough to sort the flrat class mail
This arrangement Is absolutely necessary because of the large quanity of
morning mail received. The window
will again be opened at 9 o'clock.
LEONARD-EDWARDS
NUPTIALS SATURDAY
Miss Josephine Leonard, former matron of the local hospital became tbe
bride of Mr Charles R. Edwards, local young man, at a quiet wedding ceremony performed by the Rev. Father
Eischen, In St. Joseph's church parsonage at higb>noon Saturday.
The couple was attended by Miss
Luclle Emerck of Oberlln, Henry E.
Edwards, brother of the groom and
John Judge of Lorain.
The bride was beautifully attired
in a gown of brown canton crepe and
pain*,. velvet with trimmings of gold
lace, and hat to match. She also carried a bouquet of roses.
A wedding dinner was served at
noon at the home of the groom's parents on Main street. Covers were
laid for the following: Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Edwards, Mrs. Sarah Jackson,
Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson and daughter, Miss Olive and Roy McLean of
Hudson, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. D. F.
McQueen and family. Mr. and MrB.
Bert Edwards and family, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Sawyer, John Judge, Miss Lu-
eile Emerck. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edwards and Miss Sarah Leonard.
Mrs. Edwards is a graduate nurse of
Elyrla Memorial hospital, graduating
with the class of 1918. She was formerly matron at the local hospital and
through her efforts to make the local
Institution a successful one during her
administration, she made many friends
and at this time those friends wish her
an abundance of happiness.
The groom Is a graduate of Amherst
high school with the class of 1919 and
also a graduate of Oberlln business
college. He is now employed in the
offices of the National Tube Company
at Lorain.
The newly weds left for a short
wedding trip after which they will
make their home here on South Main
street.
Their many friends extend to them
their best wishes.
TIME EXTENDED TO
INSTALL MAIL BOXES
POSTMASTER GENERAL WORK
AUTHORIZES LOCAL POSTMASTER TO EXTEND TIME
WHEN EVERY HOME AND
BUSINESS PLACE MUST
HAVE MAIL BOXES TO
JAN. 1ft.
St. John's Day will be observed by
the local order of Masons at the Methodist-Congregational church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Tbe Lorain
Commandery, Knight Templars will
accompany the local Masons to the
services. <
relation to national life in particular.
As we study these passages which arc
found in Luke 6-27-36, we are at once
impressed tbat Christ is here speaking of individual action and is not
attempted to outline a national policy,
even for the Jews. We also notice
that in this teaching of the Master
und to apply it as he meant to have
it applied, but but are not willing to
uttemt to force its application to situations which he never Intended the
teaching to cover. In the story of the
Good Samaritan, Christ does bring ln
the third purty, if any of you will look
back over your own lives you will realize that the teaching of this Parable has applied to your own experience at least one hundred times to
where the "other cheek" teaching has
been needed but once, yot It is this
one per cent leaching .that is magnified and contorted out of its natural
meaning by the pacifists, while the
teaching that applies to the lives of
men nnd nations every day is ignored.
This one hundred per cent teaching
regarding our neighbor is very plain
and is often repeated in the gospel.
We are to help others at whatever
cost. "He who would suve his life
shall loose it"—He who would be the
greatest shall bo the bond servant
of all"—"In as much us ye did it
unto one of the least of these ye did
It unto me"—"Greater love hath no
Man than this that lay down his life
for his friends". It becomes evident
that most men that in the application
of these teaching to national, as well
Individual life, it may sometimes become necessary to use force to stay
the hand of the murderer, be that
hand of Individual or nation.
The early christian refu s e d
always to be frankly stated by Pacifists—Tbe early christians refused
to go Into the Roman Arena and take
part In the gladitorlal combats either
wltb each other or other gladiators.
But they often used Roman soldiers
to protect them from mobs of their
own countrymen. Paul claimed his
right as a Roman citizen to be protected by Roman soldiers and requested an army to accompany him to Felix the Roman Governor, an army ot
four hundred and seventy was sent.
Read Acts 22*36—Acts 23-17-27, certainly does not sound like Pacifist doctrine. Paul and the early christians
were not pacifists in the modern snese
(Continued on Back Page)
MONEY FROM STAMPS
BEING RE-INVESTED
That salesmen of wildcat securities
are getting very little of the money
that is being returned by the government throug the redemption of War
Savings Stamps Is evidenced by a
state-wide survey just made by building and loan institutions. So far,
about 15 per cent of the War Stomps
redeemed have been re-invested In
government securities while the cash
for the balance has been almost wholly left tor credit with local banks or
building and loan companies. If this
record is maintained until all of the
1918 Issue is redeemed, tt means that
every section of the state will be enriched by thousands of dollars.
Building and loan associations volunteered their services to the government in seeing that War Saving Stamp
money was not lost through bad Investments. Officials of these institutions bave been trylny to keep War
Saving money in their local communi-
les to work for the prosperity of each
Idividual community. As a result,
these institutions ln Ohio have received so far more than $6,000,000
through the redemption of War Savings Stamps. This money will be used
to loan to prospective home buyers
and builders thereby creating better
business conditions. The Interest displayed by building und loan companies
ln the redemption of War Savings
Stumps Is ln line with their record
during the war when they sold more
War Savings Stumps than any other
group of financial institutions in the
state.
Mrs. Jennie B. Colburn, local postmaster has received notice from the
postmaster general that she might
extend the time to January 15, when
every home and every business place
must be equiped with a mall box or a
slot ln the door.
In Postmaster General Work's letter he stated that mall carriers were
not obliged to leave mail at any home
or business place unless their was
some receptacle to put it in and that
after January 16, mall should not be
left at homes or business places unless
the owners or proprietors of same had
Installed a mail box or a door-slot.
Thia ruling was not made to comply
with the requests of local carriers or
the local postmaster but to give tbe
people of Amherst betor service.
The following Is taken from the
United States Official Postal guide,
December issue:
"The postmaster general, under the
law (R. S. 161, sec. 8, P. L. & It), has
authority to make all reasonable and
necessary regulations for the conduct
of his officers and employes and the
distribution and performance of the
business of his department.
"Acting under such authority, in carrying out the provisions of the law
governing the establishment und extension of city and village delivery
service, it has been necessary for him
to adopt certain rules and fix certain requirements. Among the latter
are good continuance sidewalks, cross
walks, street signs, and lights, house
numbers, and the provision ot a door
slot or private mail receptacle at each
residence, and at each place of business, when the latter is not open at the
time of delivery. These requirements
have been in force for many years,
and in compliance therewith, more
than 70 per cent of all dwellings In
city and village delivery territory have
voluntarily been equiped with receptacles of some character. The only recent change la the requirements that
the other 30 per cent be similarly
equiped."
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"Sandetena Center of the Wo-rld*"
•Wfsa nullllflY CURED! NEXT
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL TELL
8TATE RUNS SHORT
ON LICENSE TAGS.
Mayor J. J. Smytbe received word
from the Secretary of state today tbat
automobile owners would be allowed
to operate their cars with old license
plates until January 26.
The destruction of over 50,000 plates
by lire last month has made It necea-
sury for such action, according to tbe
secretary's report
Night and day forces have been
working on the tugs throughout this
month but have been unable to muke
up for tbe large loss last month.
Automobile clubs throughout the
state have received shipments of tags,
but it Is thought that they will only
supply the demands of the club members.
Applications for tags should be made
at once, to Insure having them by
January 25, 1923.
L. Horn of Louisville. Ky , is spending several days with his daughters,
Miss Lucy Horn and Mre. Harris ot
Church street.
FOR SALE: Dodge Roadster, first
class condition, $160 down, balance
in monthly payments.
Hugh L. Gawn, Authorized Ford
Sales and Service, Amherst, Ohio.
I
Greetings
AMONG our assets we like to
count the only one that money
cannot buy—your good will.
And so at this holiday season, we
extend to you—not as a customer
alone, but as a friend—the best
wishes for the coming year.
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The Amherst News Co.
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They were Sick.
They were Hungry.
They wero Cold.
They were Homeless.
Td-y were Unrl.itheu.
Illey were Unloved.
An I supp.iHe nohoriv cared:
During tlie pust year, us never hefor
In the lives of many of th * vminger
generations of this community, has
come a very definite s**nse* nf eommunt-
ty responsibility.
Men. women and even children who
have lived their christian lives In
their snug little homes huve never
given u thought prevleius to this year
as to the welfare of their fellow-man.
Their greatest concern has been for
their family, their Job ami their health
to keep their Je>h and property support their family.
Like some slow-moving plague, they
have seen an Industrial depression
slowly creeping over the community,
taking the job of this neighbor, reducing the wages of another and slowly but surely eating Into their savings
account until It became u contest between hlm and clrcuinstunces to determine whether he and his loved ones
should survive without help.
He lias seen his comfort, bit by lilt,
taken from him, has gradually but
surely, first giv.'ii up the tea little lux-
erles his clrcuinstunces have permitted
his family all his life* and then us the
pinch grew stronger, the bare necessities of life were sacrificed. He still
holds out feeling that in a short time
things will pick up and he will be back
to normalcy. If lie can keep his
health, he is willing to sacrifice. And
he is proud. Never has any of his
family asked fur alii from his fellow-
man. He would gladly starve to death
rather than admit defeat from an enemy who fights unfairly and creates
circumstances over which he has no
control and aglnst whom he la powerless.
With his little savings goue, with
his health Impaired because of worry
and an equal struggle for existence,
and the improper food which reduced
income and increased demands necessitated, with the children in want.
cold and helpless, be must, for their
sake, acknowledge himself beaten. He
must appeal for assistance. But to
whom? To his lodge? * Never will be
parade hts misfortune before his brothers. To his merchant? Not if he
can prevent. To the church? No, he
cannot bring himself to it. Hut the
church, his lodge brothers and the
business man learn of his misfortune
and in their meager way attempt assistance. One has u benefit, another
a bake sale and the other a mone>y contribution. Relief is here for u few
days and then he sinks back Into despondency. At best tiie relief we can
give ln this unorganized manner Is
temporary. The desire to assist is
there but thu results ure not permanent.
When one of opr people is sick or incapacitated In the performance of bis
duly as a self-supporting member of
society, we who are good citizens feel
morally aud financially responsible.
We do everything we cun to speed his
recovery, so thut he may resume his
place ln society and life go on normally again. But if his disability Is
permanent, we ulleviate the suffering
as far as possible and try to bring
ever suushine we can into his life.
The solution to the problem is a
community giviug to be known here us
the COMMUNITY CHKST FUND,
where our unfortunate neighbor appeal* privately to the pastor of his
church, (the pastor of each church
in the community being ou the distributing committee) who brings the
matter before the committee uud the
relief is grunted und society again
justifies its existance.
We care for our children te'iiderly
during their years of helplessness, and
with the same devotion and tenderness, we care for our uged when theiy
huve gone beyond the yeurs of activity. This devotion and sense of responsibility is the most impelliug of human motives. It is the thing which
lifts mau above the other members of
the animal kingdom and makes a civilized society posible. The more
highly developed the form of society
the linn,, mindful are Its people tor
the young, the aged the weak, the unfortunate, and the indigent. Under a
barbaric society the aged, the sickly,
and the less useful members are quickly put out of the way.
The highest form of society recognizes the community us an enlarged
family group, where tho moral aud
financial responsibility must be born
each member according to his ability
to bear it. If the responsibility seems
unequally divided, il must be remembered that so also is the ability to
shoulder the responsibility. In most
cases the inability is only tempararily
and It Is for this temporary relief
that this fund will be used because of
the fact that your committee* has al
ready decided thut the money collected
shall be* used for the relief of the
poor ONLY. The share of those unable to bear their share of community
respunslblllty must be born by those
who are able to bear It. Responsibility will always gruviute towards those
whose shoulders are strong, whose
hearts are whole' and whose heads are
clear.
To assist each member of this community to become and remain useful
members of society should bo tbe desire of each member of the community.
To assist <iur unfortunate poor to rear
ih.'lr children according to the standards of this community. to assist them
In becoming useful members of society,
to permit them to be properly raised
so that they will be strong and healthy
e iti/e*ns and will reflect credit upon the
community Is the ultimate goul of the
COMMUNITY CIIKST FUND. HUT
SUPPOSE NonoDY CARIOI
Th,. only remaining ite*m to be con-
lldtrad Is the need for assistance.
Look about you. in your neighborhood,
In the town and community There
nre a number of worthy families at
this time thut you know en* yourself
and a number Of others equally as worthy who attempt to hide their poverty, knowing that there Is no adequate
agency to grant them relief. Since
the money to lie raised is to be for
the poor ONLY, if there Is a surplus
It can and will be carried over for
<iur future poor and our future worthy-
poor may be you and I If circumstances so arrange and array themselves
against us as they have against our
present unfortunates.
HUT BUPPOn NOBODY CAMDI
There is no argument against
the Community Fund. When you
are asked to give. Do unto other*
as you would have them do unto
you.
SCHOOL GAIN CLOSE
GAIN IN HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AMOUNTS TO MORE
THAN HALF OF TOTAL
Ninety-two thousand mora buys and
girls were iu high school iu Ohio last
yeur than there were enrolled two
yeurs ago. according to figures Just
announced b.v the Stute Oepurmcnt
of Education. The increase In high
school enrollment alone durltig this
two-year period amounts to more than
half of the total. Korty-nino thousand
more young people ui'e now securing
high school training thun were elolng
so two yeurs ago. An unusual circumstance* in connection with this Increase Is the fact that the gain In enrollment of boys was greater than
that of girls to the extent of 4.000.
Girls have outnumbered boys In high
school for years nnd still do, but the
boys ure beginning to gain on their
feminine contemporaries.
Within the past year alono the Increase in high school enrollment iu
the county districts, exclusive of cities
and exempted villages, amount to
18,000,
Much of the credit for the increase
in elementary and high school enrollment Is due to the Ding coinpul-
sody education law. in the opinion of
stale authorities. This law, through
its extension ef the upper e ompulsory
age* limit to sixteen years, aud to eighteen in the cuse of those who are not
employed, has served to keep young
people In school lunger.
Willie great credit is due the law,
the broadened cirrue ulum of the modern high school, with its wide raugo
of electives, designed to meet tbe
ni'cds of pupils of varying < apabllltles
and of varied interests, is believed to
have contributed much to the high
school growth. Tho introduction of
subjects that appeal to the youth us
r>Mlly meeting life needs has served
to hold more and more pupils in school,
the Depurtiui'iit of Kelucation usserts.
BUSINESS MEN TO
HOLD CONFERENCE
3ECRETARIE8 OF CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE WILL MEET AT
COLUMBUS JAN. 11 & 12
Secretaries of Chambers of Commerce in. Ohio will hold conference
ln Columbus January 11 and 12. The
session on January 11 will be held at
the Ohio State University, under the
direction of the committee on Business
Men's Conferences of the University.
Dean Halph I**. Heiliuau of Northwestern University, John A. Uulld,
secretary of the Kansas City Chamber
of Commerce, Deun Jumes K. Hagerty
und Dr. H. I*: Huagland of Ohio State
University will address tbe secretaries.
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VOL. IV, NO. 84.
THE AMHERST NEWS-TIMES
•4. ISSUED THURSDAY AMHERST. OHIO. THURSDAY. BMISIM em . *
AMHERST, OHIO. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1922.
LOCAL PASTOR WRITES ON WAR
USING NON-PACIFIST IDEALS
Subscription Prlee, $1.00 per Year
ISRere note: The following article
waa written especially for the Nowe-
Tlmee, by the Rev. R. E. Eastman,
Pastor of the Methodlst-Congrega-
{tlonel ehwrett here. In order to give
"the reading public the non-paelflst'a
•Ideas on wer. The article la an ana-
war to tho sermons written by Rey.
H. H. Hester and published in the
/-lewe-Tlmee aema few weeks ago.
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AMD THB WORK OP RIGHTEOUSNESS SHALL BE PEACE; AND
THE EFFECT OP RIGHT E0U8-
H999 aUIITNESS AND CONFIDENCE FOREVER.
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We sre living today In the gloom
that follows a great storm. All about
us are the marks of ruin and destruction. We see the distant red flash
***t\ taper tbs low rumblings that but
lately brought terror and destruction.
All about ue men are shouting "It is
not over, the storm Is coming back"
—Naturally the one question Is, "What
sjpiall we dot" Many seem content to
estimate tht damage that has been
wrought and to predict that the storm
Just paat 1s as nothing to the one they
feel aure la soon to engulf us. Fortunately many are out saving that which
is worth aavlng and aa they work they
see more clearly thai not all Is lost.
For them -at leaat the low hanging
-ilouds are lifting. Singing through
their tears they are conscious of the
Kternal sunshine beyond the clouds,
i Ot course this analogy between the
fcorm and the world war has Its limitations. Man has Uttle or no power
to bring on or stop the storm with its
wind and hall and lightening, while
frar Is of his own creation. As to the
effects of war, the untold suffering
awl Its bitternes-J, its unmeasured
cost In life and property, its degrading moral effect, we are all agreed.
Aa to whether war Is ever Justified
and what we can do to prevent It we
ara not all agreed. In fact there is a
very wide divergence ot oplnoln among
our beet christian thinkers. A study
of the convictions of the members of
the faculty ot almost any christian
college will prove this contention. It
Is a very easy thing to brand a nation,
an organisation, or even a friend,
"Paean", because be does not hold
the same views that we do. It Is a
much harder and much more christian
thing -to frankly acknowledge that
men may differ absolutely with us
snd still be true to their convictions,
to their friends, and to their nation.
In other words, those who disagree
with us may not be Pagan at all. In
wbat I ahall aay ln the discussion of
the various opinions held by others
T do not want to be understood, as
thinking lot them in any other way,
than as earnest christian men and women.
What ahould be the christian attitude toward war? In the light of all
theU la being said and written about
non-resistance should I be a Pacifist?
May I try to answer the last .question
first In my own thinking, and It must
necessarily be through our individual
thinking that we arrive at convictions
concerning the truth; I find aeven reasons why 1 oan not be a pacifist and
why Pacifism does not aeem to me
to offer the best christian teaching
regarding war and the international
problems ot today.
These seven reasons are:
Flrat—So far aa the world war Is
concerned the preaching of Pacifism
tended to drag us Into the war rather
than to keep us out. I think that
history haa proven beyond the question of doubt that Oermany disregarded the demands of the U. S. Government to quit breaking all International law and lawa of humanity with her
submarines because she was convinced
that America would not flght. Had
ahe dreamed that neither her own paid
propagandists nor the conscientious
object to war had really moved the
great mass of the American people
ber action of our pacifists, decidedly
different. Partly at least through
the noise of our pacifists, Germany
had come to believe that America
would answer Fatric Henry's question
"Is peace ao sweet and life so dear
aa to be purchased at the price of
bonds and slavery," in the affimatlve
America did not so answer the age
long question of her revolutionary
Hero.
Second—The position of the Pacifist
seems to me to be absolutely inconsistent, ln granting the right to uae
force to Individuals and communities
and denying it to nations.—"All war
lo wrong, Is pagan, and should never
be entered into by any nation under
any circumstances" la the contention
of the pacifist. While maintaining
this contention the pacifist expects the
community in which he lives to protect him and his wife and daughters
from robbery and insult and disgrace
—by lawa—by ^police—by sheriffs—by
Jails. In other words he accepts the
protection of the community, even
though force Is used. His daughter re-
turnnig In her Coupe In the evening
with a girl friend, Is stopped on a lonely road alffl dragged from her car
by a masked ruffian. A hobo who has
been plodding his weary way unnoticed comes near takes In the situation,
the spark of manhood that is within
him biases forth with one swift blow
he knocks the bandit down takes hts
gun from him and Jlrks off his mask,
then bids the girl drive on In safety.
Of course Mr. Pacifist at once changes
two letters and makes a hero out of
the hobo. With all of which we have
no objection and quite agree, but the
ried squirming through ber towns on
German bayonetts. France Is dis*
scene changes. Belgulm lies prostrate
and bleeding, her men are slain, her
women outraged, her babies are car-
polled. The "Cry ln Gods name help"
across the storm tossed Atlantic
through which three hundred years
before the May Flower had plowed
her way to the land of Freedom, and
from Freedoms shores thure ariseti a
mighty answer from 100.000,000 hearts
"In Gods name let us Help." How
we helped, how the tide was turned, I
am not here to review—I am only
here to say that In that awful hour of
the worlds need, and to this present
day, from a small minority there went
up a loud and determined cry "America must not use force for any cause.
Warfare Is Pagan", "He who fights is
Pagan." The Hobo Is a hero but my
neighbor boy, christian though we
always called hlm who on Flanders
fleld laid down his life that he might
help Is a Heathen—"In consistency
verily thou are a God."
Third—The weakness of the Pacifists thinking seems to me to be his
failure to distinguish between wars.
All wars can not be rightly be class-
en in the same category. Nations have
gone to war from very different motives and these motives should be recognized. The motives which led Germany to massacre Belgium in the late
war were certainly entirely different
from those that compelled America to
declare that a state ot war existed between the United States and Germany
yet the Paclfllet will tell you they are
all alike, that England and France
and America were as much at fault
as was Germany, and Austria, and
Turkey. "One was as bad as the
other". He proceeds to prove this by
citing Isolated acts of cruelty performed by the allied armies and discovered
recently by some American travler in
Europe. In fairness it should be said
that the truth of these alleged cruelties is much in question. To our way
of thinking it takes a very badly prejudiced mind to put Napoleon and
Washington In the same class both
barbaric leaders ln heathen wars. Is
there not some faint shade ot differ-,
ence between the motives and goodness of Abraham Lincoln and William
Holenzahlren? Perhaps I have talked with too few pacifists, but I have
never heard one praise Lincoln nor
condemn the Kaiser.
Fourth—It Is this willingness to
allow the actions of the few to determine its thought toward the whole
nation or civllatlon that constitutes
my next objection to pacafllsm. You
probably noticed in the concluding
sermon of the series tbat have appeared in the Amherst News-Times,
tbat our nation is called Pagan and
even the singing of America brings a
blush of shame on the authors face.
Why? Because a few, and a very
few at that lawbreakers, were mistreated by a tew "rough-neck" officers while an army of four million
men was being recruited and trained.
We are oa sorry as are the pacifists
that these things happened but we
are not willing to stamp a nation as
heathen because of the sins of a very
tew, neither are we willing to exalt
these few law breakers, even though
to the place of heroes and forget entirely the million ot noble boys who
just as conscleusiously obeyed their
country's call and went into those
water soaked, vermin fidden trenches,
into the shades .of the Argon, into
the red fields of Flanders singing
"My Country 'tis Ot Thee, Sweet
Land of Liberty, of Thee I Sing".
Filth—Because I cannot forget
these boyB I am lead to next criticise
of pacifism which is, that so far as my
observation goes, there Is no religious
or politlcallsm except anarchy being
being taught in America today which
shows so Uttle appreciation of our
country as does pacifism. All of us
need constantly to remind ourselves
•that our country has given us about
all we have—homes—education—employment—freedom, and all ot this at
an awful cost of lives and sacrifice.
As will blush to apeak your mothers
name who has given her all for you
as hesitate*-to sing your countries
Hymn or salute her flag.
Sixth—The whole paclflstic teaching Is based on Cbrlsts teaching of
non-resistance. Before we apply this
we need to study it in relation to
Christ's teachings In general, and In
FAILURE TO
PROVIDE INSTITUTE
TEACHER IMPROVEMENT RE-
RESULTING PROM COUNTY
INSTITUTES BRINGS ABOUT
REAL SAVING IN EDUCATION.
Strong oposttlon to any thought of
doing awny with county teachers' institute* Ih voiced by Vernon M. Illegal, State Director of Education, ln a
letter being sent to county superintendents. The penny-wise policy of some
countles which have decided to do
away with institutes is condemned on
the ground that If the results have been
unsatisfactory, the remedy is to Improve and strengthen the institute
programs Instead of to abolilh them.
"A teacher's institute proporly conducted should result In teacher improvement", Director Kelgel asserts,
"thus effecting a saving many times
greater than what the institute costB*
the only real economy In education is
that economy whleh Is the result of
efficient service."
A definite program of vital topics Is
suggested for emphasis iu the institutes this ceiming summer. Heading
as the fundamental basis of all education; study of the problems of improper classification and unscientific promotion of pupils; a better selection
and adaptation of the subject matter
taught to the pupils -these are among
the problems thai should be stressed,
he asserts. These are selected for especial emphasis because tbelr neglect
Is so costly.
It is urged that instructors be secured Who can do justice to this program,
and that the work be mapped out in
such a way as to give some opportunity for the teachers to actively participate instead of sitting idly to receive
the lectures' verbal barrage.
On and after January 1, 192.3, the
money order window at the local post
office will open at 9 a. m. sharp and
close at 5:30 p. in. sharp. This arrangement was made to enable the
clerks to leave the office at 6 o'clock.
Tho stamp window will open at
eight o'clock as usual but will close
when the morning mall arrives, long
enough to sort the flrat class mail
This arrangement Is absolutely necessary because of the large quanity of
morning mail received. The window
will again be opened at 9 o'clock.
LEONARD-EDWARDS
NUPTIALS SATURDAY
Miss Josephine Leonard, former matron of the local hospital became tbe
bride of Mr Charles R. Edwards, local young man, at a quiet wedding ceremony performed by the Rev. Father
Eischen, In St. Joseph's church parsonage at higb>noon Saturday.
The couple was attended by Miss
Luclle Emerck of Oberlln, Henry E.
Edwards, brother of the groom and
John Judge of Lorain.
The bride was beautifully attired
in a gown of brown canton crepe and
pain*,. velvet with trimmings of gold
lace, and hat to match. She also carried a bouquet of roses.
A wedding dinner was served at
noon at the home of the groom's parents on Main street. Covers were
laid for the following: Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Edwards, Mrs. Sarah Jackson,
Mr. and Mrs. John Jackson and daughter, Miss Olive and Roy McLean of
Hudson, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. D. F.
McQueen and family. Mr. and MrB.
Bert Edwards and family, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Sawyer, John Judge, Miss Lu-
eile Emerck. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edwards and Miss Sarah Leonard.
Mrs. Edwards is a graduate nurse of
Elyrla Memorial hospital, graduating
with the class of 1918. She was formerly matron at the local hospital and
through her efforts to make the local
Institution a successful one during her
administration, she made many friends
and at this time those friends wish her
an abundance of happiness.
The groom Is a graduate of Amherst
high school with the class of 1919 and
also a graduate of Oberlln business
college. He is now employed in the
offices of the National Tube Company
at Lorain.
The newly weds left for a short
wedding trip after which they will
make their home here on South Main
street.
Their many friends extend to them
their best wishes.
TIME EXTENDED TO
INSTALL MAIL BOXES
POSTMASTER GENERAL WORK
AUTHORIZES LOCAL POSTMASTER TO EXTEND TIME
WHEN EVERY HOME AND
BUSINESS PLACE MUST
HAVE MAIL BOXES TO
JAN. 1ft.
St. John's Day will be observed by
the local order of Masons at the Methodist-Congregational church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Tbe Lorain
Commandery, Knight Templars will
accompany the local Masons to the
services. <
relation to national life in particular.
As we study these passages which arc
found in Luke 6-27-36, we are at once
impressed tbat Christ is here speaking of individual action and is not
attempted to outline a national policy,
even for the Jews. We also notice
that in this teaching of the Master
und to apply it as he meant to have
it applied, but but are not willing to
uttemt to force its application to situations which he never Intended the
teaching to cover. In the story of the
Good Samaritan, Christ does bring ln
the third purty, if any of you will look
back over your own lives you will realize that the teaching of this Parable has applied to your own experience at least one hundred times to
where the "other cheek" teaching has
been needed but once, yot It is this
one per cent leaching .that is magnified and contorted out of its natural
meaning by the pacifists, while the
teaching that applies to the lives of
men nnd nations every day is ignored.
This one hundred per cent teaching
regarding our neighbor is very plain
and is often repeated in the gospel.
We are to help others at whatever
cost. "He who would suve his life
shall loose it"—He who would be the
greatest shall bo the bond servant
of all"—"In as much us ye did it
unto one of the least of these ye did
It unto me"—"Greater love hath no
Man than this that lay down his life
for his friends". It becomes evident
that most men that in the application
of these teaching to national, as well
Individual life, it may sometimes become necessary to use force to stay
the hand of the murderer, be that
hand of Individual or nation.
The early christian refu s e d
always to be frankly stated by Pacifists—Tbe early christians refused
to go Into the Roman Arena and take
part In the gladitorlal combats either
wltb each other or other gladiators.
But they often used Roman soldiers
to protect them from mobs of their
own countrymen. Paul claimed his
right as a Roman citizen to be protected by Roman soldiers and requested an army to accompany him to Felix the Roman Governor, an army ot
four hundred and seventy was sent.
Read Acts 22*36—Acts 23-17-27, certainly does not sound like Pacifist doctrine. Paul and the early christians
were not pacifists in the modern snese
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MONEY FROM STAMPS
BEING RE-INVESTED
That salesmen of wildcat securities
are getting very little of the money
that is being returned by the government throug the redemption of War
Savings Stamps Is evidenced by a
state-wide survey just made by building and loan institutions. So far,
about 15 per cent of the War Stomps
redeemed have been re-invested In
government securities while the cash
for the balance has been almost wholly left tor credit with local banks or
building and loan companies. If this
record is maintained until all of the
1918 Issue is redeemed, tt means that
every section of the state will be enriched by thousands of dollars.
Building and loan associations volunteered their services to the government in seeing that War Saving Stamp
money was not lost through bad Investments. Officials of these institutions bave been trylny to keep War
Saving money in their local communi-
les to work for the prosperity of each
Idividual community. As a result,
these institutions ln Ohio have received so far more than $6,000,000
through the redemption of War Savings Stamps. This money will be used
to loan to prospective home buyers
and builders thereby creating better
business conditions. The Interest displayed by building und loan companies
ln the redemption of War Savings
Stumps Is ln line with their record
during the war when they sold more
War Savings Stumps than any other
group of financial institutions in the
state.
Mrs. Jennie B. Colburn, local postmaster has received notice from the
postmaster general that she might
extend the time to January 15, when
every home and every business place
must be equiped with a mall box or a
slot ln the door.
In Postmaster General Work's letter he stated that mall carriers were
not obliged to leave mail at any home
or business place unless their was
some receptacle to put it in and that
after January 16, mall should not be
left at homes or business places unless
the owners or proprietors of same had
Installed a mail box or a door-slot.
Thia ruling was not made to comply
with the requests of local carriers or
the local postmaster but to give tbe
people of Amherst betor service.
The following Is taken from the
United States Official Postal guide,
December issue:
"The postmaster general, under the
law (R. S. 161, sec. 8, P. L. & It), has
authority to make all reasonable and
necessary regulations for the conduct
of his officers and employes and the
distribution and performance of the
business of his department.
"Acting under such authority, in carrying out the provisions of the law
governing the establishment und extension of city and village delivery
service, it has been necessary for him
to adopt certain rules and fix certain requirements. Among the latter
are good continuance sidewalks, cross
walks, street signs, and lights, house
numbers, and the provision ot a door
slot or private mail receptacle at each
residence, and at each place of business, when the latter is not open at the
time of delivery. These requirements
have been in force for many years,
and in compliance therewith, more
than 70 per cent of all dwellings In
city and village delivery territory have
voluntarily been equiped with receptacles of some character. The only recent change la the requirements that
the other 30 per cent be similarly
equiped."
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•Wfsa nullllflY CURED! NEXT
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL TELL
8TATE RUNS SHORT
ON LICENSE TAGS.
Mayor J. J. Smytbe received word
from the Secretary of state today tbat
automobile owners would be allowed
to operate their cars with old license
plates until January 26.
The destruction of over 50,000 plates
by lire last month has made It necea-
sury for such action, according to tbe
secretary's report
Night and day forces have been
working on the tugs throughout this
month but have been unable to muke
up for tbe large loss last month.
Automobile clubs throughout the
state have received shipments of tags,
but it Is thought that they will only
supply the demands of the club members.
Applications for tags should be made
at once, to Insure having them by
January 25, 1923.
L. Horn of Louisville. Ky , is spending several days with his daughters,
Miss Lucy Horn and Mre. Harris ot
Church street.
FOR SALE: Dodge Roadster, first
class condition, $160 down, balance
in monthly payments.
Hugh L. Gawn, Authorized Ford
Sales and Service, Amherst, Ohio.
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Greetings
AMONG our assets we like to
count the only one that money
cannot buy—your good will.
And so at this holiday season, we
extend to you—not as a customer
alone, but as a friend—the best
wishes for the coming year.
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The Amherst News Co.
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They were Sick.
They were Hungry.
They wero Cold.
They were Homeless.
Td-y were Unrl.itheu.
Illey were Unloved.
An I supp.iHe nohoriv cared:
During tlie pust year, us never hefor
In the lives of many of th * vminger
generations of this community, has
come a very definite s**nse* nf eommunt-
ty responsibility.
Men. women and even children who
have lived their christian lives In
their snug little homes huve never
given u thought prevleius to this year
as to the welfare of their fellow-man.
Their greatest concern has been for
their family, their Job ami their health
to keep their Je>h and property support their family.
Like some slow-moving plague, they
have seen an Industrial depression
slowly creeping over the community,
taking the job of this neighbor, reducing the wages of another and slowly but surely eating Into their savings
account until It became u contest between hlm and clrcuinstunces to determine whether he and his loved ones
should survive without help.
He lias seen his comfort, bit by lilt,
taken from him, has gradually but
surely, first giv.'ii up the tea little lux-
erles his clrcuinstunces have permitted
his family all his life* and then us the
pinch grew stronger, the bare necessities of life were sacrificed. He still
holds out feeling that in a short time
things will pick up and he will be back
to normalcy. If lie can keep his
health, he is willing to sacrifice. And
he is proud. Never has any of his
family asked fur alii from his fellow-
man. He would gladly starve to death
rather than admit defeat from an enemy who fights unfairly and creates
circumstances over which he has no
control and aglnst whom he la powerless.
With his little savings goue, with
his health Impaired because of worry
and an equal struggle for existence,
and the improper food which reduced
income and increased demands necessitated, with the children in want.
cold and helpless, be must, for their
sake, acknowledge himself beaten. He
must appeal for assistance. But to
whom? To his lodge? * Never will be
parade hts misfortune before his brothers. To his merchant? Not if he
can prevent. To the church? No, he
cannot bring himself to it. Hut the
church, his lodge brothers and the
business man learn of his misfortune
and in their meager way attempt assistance. One has u benefit, another
a bake sale and the other a mone>y contribution. Relief is here for u few
days and then he sinks back Into despondency. At best tiie relief we can
give ln this unorganized manner Is
temporary. The desire to assist is
there but thu results ure not permanent.
When one of opr people is sick or incapacitated In the performance of bis
duly as a self-supporting member of
society, we who are good citizens feel
morally aud financially responsible.
We do everything we cun to speed his
recovery, so thut he may resume his
place ln society and life go on normally again. But if his disability Is
permanent, we ulleviate the suffering
as far as possible and try to bring
ever suushine we can into his life.
The solution to the problem is a
community giviug to be known here us
the COMMUNITY CHKST FUND,
where our unfortunate neighbor appeal* privately to the pastor of his
church, (the pastor of each church
in the community being ou the distributing committee) who brings the
matter before the committee uud the
relief is grunted und society again
justifies its existance.
We care for our children te'iiderly
during their years of helplessness, and
with the same devotion and tenderness, we care for our uged when theiy
huve gone beyond the yeurs of activity. This devotion and sense of responsibility is the most impelliug of human motives. It is the thing which
lifts mau above the other members of
the animal kingdom and makes a civilized society posible. The more
highly developed the form of society
the linn,, mindful are Its people tor
the young, the aged the weak, the unfortunate, and the indigent. Under a
barbaric society the aged, the sickly,
and the less useful members are quickly put out of the way.
The highest form of society recognizes the community us an enlarged
family group, where tho moral aud
financial responsibility must be born
each member according to his ability
to bear it. If the responsibility seems
unequally divided, il must be remembered that so also is the ability to
shoulder the responsibility. In most
cases the inability is only tempararily
and It Is for this temporary relief
that this fund will be used because of
the fact that your committee* has al
ready decided thut the money collected
shall be* used for the relief of the
poor ONLY. The share of those unable to bear their share of community
respunslblllty must be born by those
who are able to bear It. Responsibility will always gruviute towards those
whose shoulders are strong, whose
hearts are whole' and whose heads are
clear.
To assist each member of this community to become and remain useful
members of society should bo tbe desire of each member of the community.
To assist Mlly meeting life needs has served
to hold more and more pupils in school,
the Depurtiui'iit of Kelucation usserts.
BUSINESS MEN TO
HOLD CONFERENCE
3ECRETARIE8 OF CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE WILL MEET AT
COLUMBUS JAN. 11 & 12
Secretaries of Chambers of Commerce in. Ohio will hold conference
ln Columbus January 11 and 12. The
session on January 11 will be held at
the Ohio State University, under the
direction of the committee on Business
Men's Conferences of the University.
Dean Halph I**. Heiliuau of Northwestern University, John A. Uulld,
secretary of the Kansas City Chamber
of Commerce, Deun Jumes K. Hagerty
und Dr. H. I*: Huagland of Ohio State
University will address tbe secretaries.
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